Eye-shade.



No. 656,038. Patented Aug. l4, I900.

H. E. NEWTON.

EYE SHADE.

(Application filed Mar 20, 1899.) (No Model.)

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EYE-SHADE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 656,038, dated August 14, 1900.

Application filed March 20, 1899 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. NEWTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new Adj ustable Shade for the Eyes, of which the following is a specification.

One object of my invention is to provide a shade for the eyes which will perfectly shield them from the glare of the rays of light both from above and from the sides, and will be adjustable to fit differently-formed heads, and which may also be collapsed or folded for conveniently packing in a case or for carrying in the pocket when not in use.

A further object of my invention is to provide a shade that can be worn with much comfort and which will not inconvenience the wearer.

My invention comprises an eye-shade consisting of a semi-oval sheet or plate having one straight edge and one curvilinearedge, the body of the sheet or plate extending in right lines from edge to edge and curved throughout its length, and also having a straight band portion attached to the sheet or plate at the mid-length of the curvilinear edge thereof.

- My invention further comprises the eye shadeor shield composed of a sheet of a halfoval form bent or curved along its length to fit over the brow or rim of the eye-socket and means for retaining the shade in position.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 shows my shade in use. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my shade. Dotted lines indicate the folded position. Fig. 3 is a view looking down upon the same. Fig. 4 is a plan of one of the blanks for forming one of the individual eye-shades with its band.

My invention comprises'twoindividual eyeshades A A, fastened to a jointed supporting brow-band 1313', which is jointed midway between the individual shades, as at O, to allow the device to be folded and adjusted to fit the wearer. The free ends I) b of the band are provided with holes or eyelets Z Z, respectively, for the elastic or band D, which encircles the head of the wearer. Each individual shield or shade is connected at its outermost bend or bulge with the band member, to which Serial No. 709,836. (No model.)

the individual shades are at the outer ends of the device. Each individual eye-shade body or plate A (or A) is one-half of an oval in form, one edge being straight and the other curvilinear, and in the completed shade the body sheet or plate is curved throughout its length to throw the ends of the sheet inward toward the head of the wearer.

In practical use the longer member a" of the shade fits over the eye at the rear of the eye-socket and extends a little below the level of the pupil of the eye. The shorter memher a rests upon the bridge of the nose, and the curved edge of the shade extends along and above the arch of the eye-socket, and the straight edge of the shade projects outwardly from the head of the wearer, leaving room below the shade for the wearer to put on or take off spectacles or eyeglasses without disturbing the eye-shade. The points of the sheet a a bear against the bridge of the nose and against the temple of the wearer, respectively, and serve to brace and support the eye-shade and also prevent the light from striking the eye from the sides.

In manufacturing my shade for the eyes I prefer to stamp blanks, such as shown in Fig. 4, from a sheet of aluminium or other light metal or material, the shade portion being formed, as shown, in one-half of an oval and attached at the bulge of its curved side to the brow-band. The band maybe made of one piece and the eye-shade may be made from any suitable material and attached thereto in any suitable manner; but I prefer to make the individual eye-shade and its member of the supporting-band of one piece, as shown.

In the manufacture of my shade one die is sufficient to cut out the blanks, and the band members are jointed together at their shorter ends by means of a screw or rivet, as shown at O in the drawings.

When it is desired to carry the shade in the pocket, it is folded, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3. When worn, the joint atC allows the band to be adjusted at any angle,

and the same shade can be bent to fit persons whose eyes set close together and also those whose eyes are wide apart.

The eyelet-holes b are swelled outward to chamber the knot at the end of the elastic or band which encircles the head of the wearer.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An eye-shade comprising an adjustable shade-carrying band; eye-shades consisting of semi-oval sheets curved from-end to end attached to such band mid-length their cur- Vilinear edges and having their shorter and more blunt ends adjacent each other.

2. The blank for forming an eye-shade comprising a straight band portion and a halfoval eye-shade portion having a straight edge and a curvilinear edge;'the band being attached to the eye-shade portion at a point between the ends of the curvilinear edge of the shade.

3. An eye-shade, comprising the brow-band parts I) I) having their ends joined by a suitable pivot, means for holding said bands upon the head of the wearer, and the independent eye-shades a a attached to said parts respectively, said eye-shades projecting from said bands at an obtuse angle and having curved upper edges and adapted'to be bent at will, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. As a new article of manufacture, the stamped band and eye-shade parts, comprising the brow-band and the eye-shade joined integrally therewith by a narrow portion, the upper and lower edges of said eye-shade part being curved and the ends thereof adapted to be bent to shape at will, substantially as described.

5. The eye-shade, comprising the two browband parts, with the eye-shade portions depending therefrom and joined thereto by narrow integral parts,substantially as described.

HENRY E. NEWTON.

Witnesses:

F. M. TOWNSEND, JAMES R. TOWNSEND. 

